Contents

COVER PHOTO HEADLINE : New Zealand Geographic 100
CONTENTS - Departments :
EDITORIAL; TRUST; VIEWFINDER [Paul Daly]; ARTEFACT [Treaty of Waitangi]; GeoNEWS [Apples, Tsunamis, kokako]; WEEKEND TRAMPS [Pouakai Range]; GREAT DRIVES [Wanganui-Raetihi]; WEATHER [Rainbows]; PROFILE [Roy Kerr]; THE MIND [Split brain]; PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR [Winners]; BOOKS [Godwits, Aphrodite’s Island]; EXTRACT [The Best of New Zealand Geographic]; FLASHBACK [Community films]; IN THE FIELD [Kennedy Warne]; PARTING SHOT [Brian Turner on rivers];
CONTENTS - Features :
TAUPO [A water-filled volcanic caldera, Taupo is a natural asset and a turbine-turner for environmentally sound power generation];
MANA ISLAND [Uniquely adapted to hunt in darkness and survive the cold, fauna on Mana Island - off Wellington’s west coast - sparke to life at night];
MANAPOURI [When the raising of Lake Manapouri was proposed half a century ago, it sparked a tide of objection which popularised the conservation movement and contributed to the downfall of the government];
UNDERWATER TRANSECT [Photographer Darryl Torckler travels the length of the country, travelling in the underwater riches of New Zealand’s marine environment];
EREBUS [When TE901 slammed into the flank of Mt Erebus in 1979, 257 people lost their lives and the country became embroiled in heartache and controversy];